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Stalin was a very powerful, but also very ruthless and vengeful. He was raised with a lot of violence, his parents often hit him when he was a child. That influenced him a lot in his future life. He was very intelligent and finished school as the best student. After school he joined the most important education centre of the Georgian Republic. There he learned how to subdue other people and how to get rid of enemies. He read a lot, that’s how he found some books about the Marxism. He was very interested in these books. He joined the Bolsheviks and got to know Lenin. In the following years he rose in the party until he was one of the most important people. After all he gets the leader of the UDSSR. It’s estimated that he is responsible for around 20 million deaths. Today we can look at two different opinions on Stalin, back when he was living the people liked what he did, he made many important things that they had a profit from. Today we have a totally different opinion on him, we can see what will happen and we see, that he is going to get totally out of control.

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Good leader or bad leader? Mass murderer or saviour of the USSR? Selfish or acting responsibly? Stalin had opposers as well as followers. Opinions split.
Stalin led Russia to be an economically advanced country, within his years of regency, strengthening its military power as well as securing a say in world politics and enforcing industrialisation in Russia, leading it  to be a modern state. To many these are "tribute[s] to his achievement" as head of state, so Deutscher (historian, 1953).
He was ruthless and powerful, using his authority to take his people to war, let them die in labour camps and let them starve to death. Farmers and workers were exploited and dispossessed. He's portrayed as "mass murderer", by McDermott (historian, 2006), for letting so many people die under his command.
But were his decisions justifiable or simply wrong? Now, looking back we have a clearer view of his actions and of course their results as well.

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That People have different opinions about a person is normal, but when you hear aspects like mass murderer the first question you ask yourself is why somebody is called like this. Stalin was the leader of the USSR . He was Born on the 18th of December 1878. He had the power of the Sowjets in the years 1927-1953.He executed about 700.00 people and arrested over 1,7 millions. But when you take a look at his childhood you are able to see that it was everything except easy and lovely. His father was violent which is why hate and brutality were part of his everyday life.When you hear that someone was responsible for many deaths you might think that there was nothing good about this man, but that where you’re is wrong. Only 4% of the Russian Society thought badly about Stalin. The reason why lots of people thought about him in a good way was because he built Russia to a economically power, separated them from the advanced capatalist countries in a short time and defeated nazi germany:So you see that because of history Stalin is a person where opinions, are split and its up to every individual to decide what to think about him.

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That People have different opinions about a person is normal, but when you hear aspects like mass murderer the first question you ask yourself is why somebody is called like this. Stalin was the leader of the USSR . He was Born on the 18th of December 1878. He had the power of the Sowjets in the years 1927-1953.He executed about 700.00 people and arrested over 1,7 millions. But when you take a look at his childhood you are able to see that it was everything except easy and lovely. His father was violent which is why hate and brutality were part of his everyday life.When you hear that someone was responsible for many deaths you might think that there was nothing good about this man, but that where you’re is wrong. Only 4% of the Russian Society thought badly about Stalin. The reason why lots of people thought about him in a good way was because he built Russia to a economically power, separated them from the advanced capatalist countries in a short time and defeated nazi germany:So you see that because of history Stalin is a person where opinions, are split and its up to every individual to decide what to think about him.

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Was Stalin a curse or a blessing for the russian economy? Stalin had aims like industrial growth and becoming an economical power. These aims he accomplished. As an example he doubled the industrial output of Russia and became the largest-scale agriculture production in the world. But there was one problem with all his ideas and aims: the great famine. In whichmillions of people lost their lifes. Although he managed to defeat (the better) nazi germany and build up an economy for the future. The fact that he did not care for his society and caused a lot of deaths followes back to the question wether he was a blessing or a curse. But this is again up to every individual to decide for themselves.

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Was Stalin a curse or a blessing for the russian economy? Stalin had aims like industrial growth and becoming an economical power. These aims he accomplished. As an example he doubled the industrial output of Russia and became the largest-scale agriculture production in the world. But there was one problem with all his ideas and aims: the great famine. In whichmillions of people lost their lifes. Although he managed to defeat (the better) nazi germany and build up an economy for the future. The fact that he did not care for his society and caused a lot of deaths followes back to the question wether he was a blessing or a curse. But this is again up to every individual to decide for themselves.

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Stalin, an important man in History, a Georgian politician who became leader of the Soviet Union, a man with good and bad qualities. One man and many different opinions. But who was Stalin? Josef Wissarionowitsch Stalin was born in 1878 as the son of a poor cobbler in Gori, Georgia. His father often beat his son savagely. So, he came in touch with violence early which has influenced him a lot. Stalin attended the church school where he received excellent grades. He seems to have loved reading and he secretly read books of the author Karl Marx an became interested in the revolutionary movement against Russian monarchy. After leaving school, Stalin became an underground political agitator and joined then the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin. Stalin continued to move up. After Lenin died, he finally became the leader of the Soviet Union and tried to transform it to an industrial superpower. There were many different opinions on Stalin. On the one side he was a loyal man with great practical ability but on the other side he was very ruthless and vengeful. Today we see him from a lot more negative perspective because many people died because of him. But now we want to find out some more information about Stalin and his leadership.

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There are many different opinions about Josef Wissarionowitsch. He was born in 1878 as a son of a poor cobbler in Gori. He experienced violence since he was a child, that maybe explains why  he was so ruthless and vengeful. After Lenin´s death Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union. He made Russia a superpower, and that´s where his positive abilities come into play. He had very good practical abilities and also he was very loyal, that´s why he could transformate Russia. But on the other side he was vengeful and ruthless and surely his childhood didn´t help him to develop some more important characteristics, and he also killed many many people.
So either you love him, or you hate him

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JOSEF VISSARIONOVICH DZHUGASCHWILI -  JOSEF STALIN

When you look at the history of Russia you will certainly be confronted with Stalin and the USSR. But who is Stalin? A mass murderer or a successful leader? Does he only look at himself and his goals or does he want to stand up for Russia in a self-sacrificing way? What are his motivations? Would it be better if Stalin had not ruled after Lenin? What would have happened then? Would that really be better? Was Stalin a Russian Hero or a Villain? It’s not clear, some people have arguments for the one side and some fore the other one. Different people weight different arguments more strongly. But what are facts and not only opinions?

Stalin is born in 18th of December in 1878. Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugaschwili was born in Gori (Georgia). As the child of a shoemaker and a washerwoman, he did not learn Russian until he was eleven years old. His father was violent which is why hate and brutality were part of his everyday life. In the following years Stalin became a Bolshevik revolutionary, the general secretary of the Communist Party and, after Lenin, Prime Minister of the USSR. He shared the dream of making the USSR, together with Lenin, the most powerful communist country in the world. Through Stalin's Revolutionary Past, he continued the revolution that had begun in Russia. Stalin ruled the Sowjets between 1927-1953. Further on he made Russia a superpower because of a massive and fast industrialization that transformed the USSR into an economically highly advanced state. As a result, Russia's political position in world politics also became higher. In addition, Stalin's way of carrying out the 5-year plans led to the great famine, which has resulted in about 5.7 million deaths. He executed about 700.00 people and arrested over 1,7 millions. With the "Great Purge" (1934-1939) Stalin destroys all potential and supposed opponents of his rule. In show trials, the old Bolshevik leadership from Lenin's time is also condemned and executed. When you hear that someone was responsible for millions of deaths you probably think that this man is a villain, but that that doesn’t fit with the Russian Society. Only 4% of the Russian Society thought badly about Stalin, because he built Russia to an economically power, separated them from the advanced capatalist countries in a short time and defeated Nazi Germany. For this reason Stalin is a person where opinions split and every person should decide what to think about him.

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How did the USSR develop economically under Stalin?

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How did the USSR develop economically under Stalin?

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Illustrating Stalin’s USSR - Introduction

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Illustrating Stalin’s USSR - Introduction

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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) existed during the 20th century in Russia. One of its most famous leaders was Stalin. But opinions on him differ a lot. Especially during his life time he was positively seen as great military leader who defeated Nazi Germany, as important politician who was able to represent Russia to other countries and as representative of the communist ideology guarantying the people in Russia more social equality and redistribution of wealth and income. Anyway, today - in retrospect - we see him as cruel mass murderer who repressed all kinds of political opponents and particularly ignored the human rights.

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How did the USSR develop economically under Stalin? When Stalin came to power the USSR was economically way behind the other states like the US or even Germany. According to Stalin the USSR was 50 to 100 years behind the capitalist countries. Stalin wanted to renew the Russian economy and make it working again. Therefore, he set the aim to make good the distance to the other countries in only ten years of time. His measures to achieve this daring aim were wide spread. He first of all wanted to increase the tempo in general, he wanted to achieve industrial growth and economic growth through the so called “Five Year Plans” telling the companies what and how much they had to produce. After all Stalin managed to revolutionise the USSR and develop it so far that Russia was finally able to defeat the (stronger) Germany. But the working class and especially the peasants in Russia had to pay high costs in order to achieve this goal. Many peasants were forced to work in collective farms under bad conditions. They resisted by burning their possessions and slaughtering their livestock. In 1932 this resulted into the Great Famine were millions died. All in all, the industrialisation of Russia was necessary under Stalin but it was pushed through by force. Many people had to suffer due to it and millions even died. But anyway, Stalin managed to make Russia ready to defeat Nazi Germany and developed it to a great power, a world-influencing Empire.

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Stalin, a man build by violence. Stalin’s parents used to hit him when he was quite young, resulting him to grow into a ruthless, vengeful and violent man, who became the leader of the Soviet Union. It’s debatable if he was a good or bad man, the opinions are all different, but let’s start at the beginning. Josef Wissarionowitsch Stalin was born into a poor family in Georgia 1878.  As mentioned earlier Stalin lived his childhood with violence, because of his strict father. It seemed that Stalin was very into reading, especially books from the Karl Marx. He attended a religious School and was always at the top of the class with his remarkable Grades. After finishing School, he joined an important education center of the Georgian, where he learned how to get rid of enemies in an effective way. Someday he found his way to books about the Marxism, which he became very interested in. He joined the Bolsheviks and got to know Lenin. He rose in the party until he was one of the most important people and then becomes the leader of the UDSSR. It’s estimated that he is responsible for around 20 million deaths. Nowadays we can look at two different opinions on Stalin, back when he was living the people supported what he did, he made many right decisions that they had a profit from. Today we have a totally different opinion on him, we can see what will happen and we see, that he is going to get totally out of control.

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Born as a poor Georgian boy, he made it to the top of the Russian state, known as the powerful and ruthless dictator of the USSR.
Some think „ It is a fact that Stalin found Russia with a wooden plough and left her equipped with atomic piles” (Isaac Deutscher), while others might argue that “In the West and among anti-communist Russians today Stalin’s image is overwhelmingly negative: He is simply a mass murderer.” (K. McDermott). Even though the view on Stalin differs we must all agree that he is one of the most important men in Russian history. While having played a minor role in the October Revolution, he still managed to outshine Trotsky, who was described as "the most capable man in the present C.G"  by Lenin and become the head of Russia and later the USSR. It was also him who defeated the nazis in the second World War. But behind all the glory, there are millions of deaths, great famines, and the endless suffering of the Russian people. In order to stabilize his power, he punished every kind of opposition, dispossessed, and exploited the upper class as well as the peasants. He was coldblooded, radical, and powerful.
With the rise of Stalin, the USSR did not only make economical advancements but gained big power in the world and turned into a modern state. However, Stalin’s actions are quite debatable today, making him a controversial leader in history.

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When Stalin came to power as General Secretary of the CPSU on April 3, 1922, no one could have predicted that his influence would continue until the end of the 1980s. At that time, the USSR lagged far behind other states such as the USA, since, according to Stalin, Russia was 50 to 100 years behind the capitalist countries economically. He wanted to catch up on this again, as he was of the opinion that economically weak states that lag behind would be defeated. He didn't want a weak USSR, he wanted to make a strong world-influencing empire out of the USSR, he wanted to help the USSR to become a great power. In order to keep the risk of being defeated by a stronger country low, he wanted to achieve this goal in 10 years, so he wanted to improve production and industrialization with pressure as well as in strength and possibility. In order to achieve this goal, he drew up so-called “5-year plans”, which were very ambitious. There were a total of three 5-year plans. The first 5 year plan ran from 1928-33. First, Stalin wanted to improve the infrastructure and build new cities in central Russia. He wanted to bring about an economic growth of 20% per year. In the second 5 year plan (1933-38) he wanted to achieve developments in the mechanical engineering and metal industries. The third plan (1938-43) saw the industry grow. Because of this forced change, the Soviet Union doubled industrial production and created the largest agricultural output in the world.
Stalin succeeded in revolutionizing the USSR, which also allowed them to defeat Nazi Germany. But in order to get as far as Russia has come in 10 years, Stalin was ready to let the people of the USSR pay the price. Farmers and workers were forced to work harder, farmers had to pay the cost of industrialization, they had to work in collective farms that were tightly controlled. While the USSR grew economically stronger, most people's lives did not improve. As a result, farmers have defied centralized control, burning their property and slaughtering their cattle. Then in 1932 the Great Famine began, in which more than 4 million people died. In order to prevent the complete collapse, Stalin had to make concessions to the peasants.
In summary, it is clear that industrialization was necessary under Stalin, but it was enforced by force. Millions of people died and more suffered. But Stalin managed to make Russia strong enough to defeat Nazi Germany and developed it into a great power, an empire that has strongly guided world history. If Stalin hadn't wanted to improve Russia so hard and ruthlessly, Russia might have lost to Nazi Germany and the world as we know it would not exist.

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A major point that distinguishes Russia under Lenin from Russia under Stalin is the rapid industrialization and the massive growth in the economy, making Russia an industrial superpower. While originally aiming for economic growth of 20% annually, Russia managed to double its industrial output and create the largest-scale agricultural production in the world. With the goal of catching up with the advanced capitalist west in a short period of time, Stalin created 3 Five Year Plans, which were centralized economic plans that should take Russia to the peak of its industrialization and economy. The first Five Year Plan focused on the development of infrastructure and the industry was to increase by 180%, consumer goods by 70%, and agriculture by 55%. However, this was plan had too high expectations leading to a more realistic second Five Year Plan targeting engineering power and metal industries. The third plan is meant to achieve industrial growth which was crucial for fighting World War II. The key of the whole mechanism was speed, they did not only keep up with the tempo of development but always tried to increase the speed.

While Stalin sees the advancement as an obligation to the peasants and everything is said to be an advancement for a better life for the working class, these people were the ones to suffer. In contrast, the living standards of the people fell and the Great Famine is marked by millions of death.
Since Russia wasn't ready for such a big change yet, Industrialization was simply pushed through by force. The finances for the changes are supposed to come from the peasants who were forced into so-called collective farms. In those farms, grain was centrally controlled to feed industrial workers or to be exported to other countries in exchange for technology. Peasants showed their dissatisfaction by burning their possessions including the crops and slaughtering their livestock leaving a gap in the food supply chain causing the Great Famine. This is known as a disaster for agriculture and the reason for all those suffering and deaths.

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Who is Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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Who is Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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Josef Stalin (real name Yosif Visaryonovich Dzhugashvili) was born on December 21, 1879 in Gori, Tbilisi Governorate. Soviet leader of Georgian descent and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953), Stalin died on March 5, 1953 in Moscow. He was among the leaders who planned and succeeded the October Revolution, commanded the front in the Russian Civil War, and II. Stalin, the commander-in-chief of the Red Army, which was victorious in World War II, especially in the 1930s, with the great development in the Soviet economy and World War II. He is considered an important statesman in Russia due to his victory in World War II. He was named the third most successful leader of the 20th century in a poll conducted in Russia. Due to the important role he played in history, 1108 works have been written about Stalin, about which many historians and writers have researched. With this feature, Stalin became the 17th person on whom the most works were written.

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Conclusion: Causes of the Collapse of the USSR

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Conclusion: Causes of the Collapse of the USSR

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Before we begin to analyze the most important factors in the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is necessary to understand how the country was governed. Tsarist Russia had to both realize the bourgeois democratic revolution and industrialize for this. The Bolsheviks were victorious in the civil war that lasted for about 4 years. Lenin believed that with the establishment of the USSR, the revolution in Europe would also be successful. But the European revolutions of 1918-1920 did not bear fruit. The state had to choose a new target. This goal was called the retreat before capitalism (NEP) to build a socialist economy. It is necessary to emphasize ideology as the most important factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union. Stalin was seen as the main culprit of the ideological collapse. Democratic elections, freedom of expression, and the system of collective governance were violated in the Politburo during Stalin's reign.

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Many people know Stalin but their opinions about him differ. Some people like him,  other don’t. So he should have had lots of good and bad properties but who was he? Stalin was born 1878 in Georgia. His family was poor and he suffered through violence while he was young, which had impact for his future life. He was very interested in the books of Carl Marx, Marxism and also graduated school with excellent marks. After a while Stalin joined the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin. While time passed by, his rank climbed further and further up till he was known as a ruthless, vengeful and powerful leader of the USSR.

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Thinking about Stalin, one of the first things that one will associate him with is the Second World War. But if one asks different people how they would describe his character, there might be completely different answers; such as wise leader or cruel mass murderer. Even among historians, the opinions about Stalin differ a lot. K. McDermott once stated about Stalin “In the West and among anti-communist Russians today Stalin’s image is overwhelmingly negative: He is simply a mass murderer”. On the other hand, reading I. Deutscher’s assessment, one will notice that it shows a very different view on Stalin. “It is a fact that Stalin found Russia with a wooden plough and left her equipped with atomic piles…. This summary of Stalin’s rule is, of course, a tribute to his achievement” It is normal that different people have different opinions about someone, but that the views on a very important person in history differ so much is rare. Surveys of 2019 in Russia show that slightly more than half of the people participating had a rather positive view on Stalin and admired him, which is very interesting since Stalin was the leader of Russia, so the mass murders should have impacted their life the most. Obviously, one has to consider that nowadays we have more information about the USSR and Stalin than during the time of Stalin’s leadership, since many things had been kept in secrecy and the state archives, that led to new insights, opened only  in 1991 or even later. Stalin may be portrayed as a villain or as a national hero, in any case it is clear that he played a really significant role in history and influenced the last century very much.

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I want to mainly focus on the the economical development of the USSR throughout the years under Stalin. Russia was slacking off in terms of economy, at least that was Stalins opinion. He wanted Russia to "become experts of buissness" and nothing would stop him from achivieng this goal. According to him they were 50-100 years behind advanced contries und wanted to renew the Russian economy and make it work again. He wanted to make good this distance in ten years. So, Stalin began a period of massive and rapid changes with his Five Year Plans. His aims were to increase the industrial growth, the growth of consumer goods, the growth of agriculture and the development of engineering. The finance for the industrialization came from them and they were forced into collective farms. There they burned their possessions and slaughtering their livestock which lead to a great famine where millions of people died. But finally, the Soviet Union became an industrial superpower and they had a huge economic growth. Eventhough he succeded many people died and had to suffer.

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Introduction - Illustrating Stalin's USSR

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Introduction - Illustrating Stalin's USSR

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Stalin: controversially one of the most important men in Russian history. From defeating Hitler and Nazi Germany to making Russia economically strong again made him seem like a hero in some people’s eyes. But looking back through time historians are still undecided about how to describe Joseph Stalin as he was both a brutal communistic dictator and a brilliant political mastermind. Born in Gorgia in 1879, Stalin grew up in great poverty. At an early age he got the smallpox leaving his face covered in scars which lead to him being bullied by other children. This and his alcoholic father who didn’t miss the opportunity to deal out regular beatings to both Joseph and his mother made him feel the constant need to prove himself. As a dictator Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from 1928 until his death in 1953 transforming the country from a largely peasant society to a global superpower – but at what cost? Millions of soviet citizens lost their lives at the hand of Joseph Stalin due to cruelty, poverty, and starvation in order for him to grasp power all over the globe. This goes to show that there is no clear answer as to whether Stalin was a curse or a blessing to those who lived in the Russian empire at the time as he did save the country from economical combust but was very careless about any lives in the way of his path to success.

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Although Stalin was responsible for millions of deaths all over Russia, he also helped make it one of the most powerful countries in the world. When Stalin gained power in 1928, the country changed rapidly due to his drastic plans to industrialize the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and make it a more economically stable country. At this time Stalin claimed that the USSR was behind most economically advanced countries such as the US or Germany by fifty to hundred years. His plan was to make up this deficit within ten years. Stalin did this by creating so called “five-year plans”. The first five-year plan (1928-1933) focused on improving infrastructure and building new cities in central Russia. The second plan (1933-1938) was seen to be more realistic and focused on the development of engineering power and metal industries. The third plan was concerned with industrial growth needed to fight World War II. The Soviet Union achieved its industrial superpower status despite not meeting the targets of the plans. However, the success had a devastating effect on the population with living standards falling and millions dying due to famines. To finance this industrialisation Stalin forced peasants into collective farms where grain could be centrally collected to feed industrial workers or to export to other countries to pay for the technology needed for industrialisation. The collectivisation was a failure and brought on famines as peasants rebelled against the system by burning possessions and killing their livestock. Stalin had to make unwanted compromises with the peasants in order to prevent a complete collapse.

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Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)

After the Death of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, called Lenin, the leader of the communist revolution in Russia and head of the Ussr (Sovietunion), the communistic party needed a new leader. They had to choose between the two most able Persons, Leo Trotsky and Joseph Stalin (=the steely one), based on Lenin´s political testament. While the party has interpretated Stalin for the most able, historians are arguing about who was the most able in the eyes of Lenin. Some say Trotsky, who was a leading person during the Revolution. The other say Stalin, who recruited states to join the Sovietunion. A big issue Lenin had with Stalin was that Stalin sometimes abused his powers. Trotsky on the other hand had his struggle with the Central Committee, a central organ of the party. At the end Stalin succeeded and made Russia to one of the biggest empires of the modern world until it fell in 1991.

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Rise of Joseph Stalin

In 1912, Lenin, in exile in Switzerland, appointed Joseph Stalin to serve on the first Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party.  Three years later, in November 1917, the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia.  The Soviet Union was founded in 1922 under Lenin.  During these years, Stalin continued to advance in the party hierarchy and in 1922 was elected secretary general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, a position that allowed him to appoint his allies to government positions and establish a base.  Build for political support of yourself in the future.

After Lenin died in 1924, Stalin gradually ousted his party rivals and ended the race for control of the Communist Party in his favor.  By the late 1920s, he had become a full-fledged dictator in the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union during Stalin's rule

In the late 1920s, Stalin embarked on a series of five-year plans to transform the country from a peasant society based on agriculture to an industrial superpower.  His development plans were based on government control over the economy and included the country's agricultural diversification, in which the government took control of all farms.  Millions of farmers refused to participate in Stalin's plans.  As a result, these people were mostly executed or deported to other areas.  The policy of agricultural communalization led to widespread famines throughout Soviet territory, resulting in the deaths of millions.  Stalin ruled them by creating panic among the people, and his rule was strongly totalitarian, eliminating anyone who opposed him.  First, it increased the power of the secret police and encouraged people to spy on each other.  He killed millions of people for fictitious crimes over the years and forced many more to work in the Siberian desert under a system of forced labor camps called the Gulag.  In the second half of the 1930s, Stalin pursued a so-called "Great Purge" policy, which removed suspicious individuals from the country's army and the Communist Party.  In 1925, the city of Tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad in his honor.

In addition, Stalin created a personal cult among those around him by renaming the country's cities in his honor, rewriting Soviet history to give him a much more prominent role in the revolution.  His life takes on a legendary form.  He was talked about in everything from works of art to literature and music, and his name was featured in the former Soviet national anthem.  His government also oversaw the activities of the country's state-run media.

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The Soviet Union changed a lot under Stalin’s leadership. Stalin had the opinion, that Russia was far behind in economics in comparison to other states. He wants Russia to “become experts, masters of the business” (Stalin in his speech at February 4, 1931). To achieve that goal, he would do anything. For the society that meant a lot of pressure. Stalin’s first Five Year Plan was way to ambitious and they didn’t achieve their goals although they achieved a lot: they developed infrastructure and built new cities in central Russia. The second and third Five Year Plan were more realistic and leaded to the Soviet Union to become an industrial superpower. But that didn’t change the bad living standards for the normal population. They even fell and millions died because of a big famine, caused by the rapid tempo, all the changes were made with.  A reason for that famine was the collectivisation. The Finance for industrialisation came from the peasants. They tried to resist by burning their possessions and slaughtering their livestock. The famine was a result of all of that. Stalin didn’t (want to) see what he did to his population, the only thing he saw, was that Russia was far behind all other countries and that they have to make good the distance as fast as possible, regardless of the consequences.

In summary you could say that Stalin made great progress in economic sight but for achieving that he let his population suffer.

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Joseph Stalin was the Ruler of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1954. A man who saw himself as the successor of Lenin, who was more of a dictator and a murderer, with his high sacrifice of human lifes, who remodelled the Soviet Union into a stronger nation. Also, he controlled all aspects of life, like the economy and was one of the big three of the second world war. Stalin’s political career started at the Bolsheviks takeover of the Russian empire. After that he climbed the ranks and became a more powerful figure of the USSR.

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During Stalin’s rule in the years 1929 to 1953, Stalin had a great impact on the USSR, especially with respect to the massive and rapid changes in the economic. Stalin implemented the concept of the Five-Year Plan, which was later used in other socialist countries as well, such as China, North Korea, the GDR etc. His target was to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union and to catch up to the other advanced capitalist countries. Considering that the USSR wanted to make good 50-100 years of development in just 10 years sounds ambitious and that Stalin had too high expectations. At the end, he did not fulfil every target of the Five-Year Plans, but he did make the USSR an industrial superpower. His goal was to increase the economic growth to 20% annually. In the first Five-Year Plan, during the year 1928 and 1933, his aim was to develop the infrastructure and to build new cities. That plan was quite unrealistic. In the second Five-Year Plan (1933-1938) his target was more realistic, focusing on the development of engineering power and metal industries. In the third Plan (1938-1941), he aimed to increase the industrial growth, especially for the military sector, due to the outbreak of the Second World War. The last Five-Year Plans (1945-1955) under Stalin’s rule also focused on the industrial growth. After his death, eight more followed, till the collapse of the USSR. Growth was very impressive, in the year 1931 industrial output  doubled already in comparison to the pre-war level.
But like everything else, it also had a downside. The lives of the population did not improve at all, and living standards fell. Due to the Great Famine of 1932 and pushing industrialisation with force, millions of people died. Collectivisation was a disaster for agriculture and the population. Peasants were forced into collective farms so that it was possible to control the supply to towns and export to other countries. This was relevant to be able to pay for technology needed for the industrialisation. Thus, the finance for industrialisation came from the peasants. Since the peasants did not really get anything out of it and did not support the idea, they resisted by burning their possessions and slaughtering their livestock as a form of protest. The bad organisation of collectivisation and collective farms, bad harvest and too much export of grain to other countries led to the famine killing millions in the country. That’s why one could say that the prize for the industrialisation was too high to pay.

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Stalin and his USSR. For some people the leader of the USSR was a hero, an idol, a savior and for others he was a monster, a mass murderer, the devil. The opinions on Stalin vary a lot and are sometimes complete opposites. The reason for that was probably the social status. For example the peasants have probably a bad opinion and russian communists a good one. But what we can definitely say is, that he was a strong leader with an idea and that he was willing to bring some huge sacrifices to get what he wanted. His biggest success was the change of russia from a poor and week country to one of the world biggest economic powers.

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Within the time of his reign, Stalin impressively managed to industrialize an entire empire. But how did he do it? And at what cost?

After the first world war Russia was lagging behind a hundred years in comparison to the advanced capitalist countries according to Stalin. So he introduced three five-year-plans to get Russia back into shape. There were massive and rapid changes with great sacrifices and burdens. The USSR’s economy was now state controlled, to insure rapid industrialization, meaning the state made all the economic decisions. This economic revolution was ironically financed by the peasants, although Stalin was the one to claim that this entire idea of a new country was all being done for the workers and peasants.

The incentives of the first five-year-plan focused on industry and agriculture. The goal was to increase the economy by 20% annually.

The second five-year-plan was fixated on the development of engineering power and metal industries, whereas plan number three prepared the country industrially to fight world war ll.

Although these laborious goals were never fully achieved, the Soviet Union could proudly call itself an industrial superpower. Stalin proudly announced that they had doubled their industrial output and created the largest-scale agricultural production in the world.

Stalin definitely managed to turn the Soviet Union around. Furthermore he made sure they had a fair chance in fighting against the nazis in world war ll. Otherwise they would have had to suffer another “beating” (Stalin, 1931).

Economically the improvement was powerful and impressive, but socially not so much. The workers and peasants had to deal with the great famine as well as agricultural disaster and the pressure of the rapidly changing USSR. Stalin portrays the peasants as the engine for the change, professing the country is obligated to change for them. At the same time he used them, demanded them to feed the industrial workers, controlled their farms and supplies, which eventually led to an uprising of the peasants and resulted in famine, because they burned their possessions and slaughtered their livestock. The workers and peasants couldn't share the pleasure over the newly industrialized country since they endured the downsides of it all. So many people died during the great famine and they suffered through the force of the process of industrialization.

So can we say Stalin’s decisions were justified, because he claims to have done it for them? And can we accept the sacrifice that had to be made?

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We'll have a look on the economic aspects of the USSR under Stalin's ruling and the things he reached with his cold hearted leadership in this first paragraph.
Under Stalin's leadership the Soviet Union flourished from an economic point of view. With him as the ruler a period of massive and rapid changes started. With the 5-year plan he set huge requirements to the whole country.
The 5-year plan was an economic plan, which stated what products the nation should produce. With the plan he tackled projects for industry and agriculture. He wanted to achieve that the industry increases by 180%, consumer goods by 70% and agriculture by 55% annually. The targets of the second 5-year plan were developing of engineering power and metal industries. The third and the last 5-year plan was focused on the industrial growth for WWII. Even though he didn't achieve all his targets he was able to turn the Soviet Union into a superpower. The negative side of the change was the huge drop of living standards. Many people lost their live, most of them were peasants, because all the load was on their shoulders. It was a disaster for agriculture because peasants burnt their possessions to stop the government from selling all the goods to foreign countries for technology, needed for industrialization. Collectivization resulted in a famine in which even more people lost their lives.

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When you think about Russia you may also think about Stalin, who was the leader of the USSR and for some a blessing and for some a curse. The opinions on him vary a lot because of his actions. Some call him a massmurderer and some call him the savior of Russia. Some people think he‘s a monster because he got over 1,7 million people arrested and executed a total of about 700.000 people. Others think he‘s a hero because he was the main reason why Russia was seperated from the advanced capitalist countries in a really short time, which made the country turn from really poor to becomig one of the biggest economically powers. Stalin also helped Russia win against and defeat nazi germany.  Since there are so many different opinions and point of views about Stalin, it‘s up to you what you think about him.

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How did the regime of the USSR deal with political enemies? How did Stalin himself deal with opponents and critical opinions?

Stalins biggest aim was to keep the power he had. Therefore, he was afraid of every political opponent that raised his voice against him so he firmly tried to keep them small or even eliminate them. To fulfil this he was particularly creative thinking of different methods to get rid of his opponents. He, for example, very likely poisoned Kirov, a powerful leader of the Central Committee who had a few different opinions than Stalin but was loyal to him anyway, as he became too popular in Stalin eyes. Stalin also kicked several “old Bolsheviks” off their positions under the excuse that they wouldn’t fulfil their function perfectly anymore.

With the Kirov’s Law Stalin’s regime passed a very radical law, making the life for political opponents especially difficult. From that day on the accused weren’t allowed to have a defense counsel any longer, they were told their indictments only twenty-four hours before the trial so they weren’t able to really prepare themselves and the sentences were to the highest degree of punishment and were carried out immediately to make a deterrent example.

All together, the political opponents in the USSR under Stalin had a very hard life and many of them were prisoned in labour camps were they were likely to die due to the bad conditions or directly executed. Stalin passed radical laws and showed much brutality so that nobody would dare to raise his voice against him.

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At the beginning, I want to focus on the economy and how the USSR developed economically under Stalin. As Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union, he tried to transform it from a peasant society to an industrial and military superpower. The Soviet Union suffered a lot because of her backwardness. Stalin said that they were fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. That is why Stalin wanted that the Soviet Union must no longer lag behind. He wanted to increase the tempo as much as is within their powers and possibilities. He wanted to make good this distance in ten years. So, Stalin began a period of massive and rapid changes with his Five Year Plans. His aims were to increase the industrial growth, the growth of consumer goods, the growth of agriculture and the development of engineering. But to achieve these aims the peasants had to suffer a lot. The finance for the industrialization came from them and they were forced into collective farms. There they burned their possessions and slaughtering their livestock which lead to a great famine where millions of people died. But finally, the Soviet Union became an industrial superpower and they had a huge economic growth. Stalin was successful and reached his aim which were pushed by force. But because of him many people had to suffer and many people died.

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Introduction

There are different opinions about Joseph Stalin(real name Josef Wissarionowitsch Dschugaschwilli), but one thing is certain he has gone down in history. He was born in 1878 in Gori (Georgia) into a poor family, he grows up in difficult social circumstances, his father is an alcoholic, so he experienced  a lot of violence. That might explain why he was so vengeful. He gave him the name Stalin it means “man of steel”. After Lenin’s death, Stalin became the leader of the USSR and a quite successful dictatorship, he transformed Russia into a superpower. Stalin is clever and loyal, and he knows how to use his practical abilities correctly, which enabled him to transform Russia. On the other hand, he was a ruthless mass murderer. Between 1937 and 1938 alone, he executed at least 700,000 people. More than 20 million Soviets died during the Second World War. Stalin was a ruthless, vengeful paranoid ruler who saw a danger against him everywhere so he created his enemies. On the one Hand many people see him as successful leader on the other hand people hate him as vengeful mass murder.

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Loyalty was very important to Stalin. People who were against him were oppressed. That’s the reason why his way of dealing with enemies was very brutal and questionable. Stalin had a lot of power but he was very paranoid and afraid to lose his control over his regime. Therefore, he was really against people that had more power than he or another opinion. To have the control over his oppositions he oppressed them. That’s the reason why lost of people were arrested or even executed under his dictatorship. Showing weakness was never an option for him and that was also the reason why many people not only respected him but even feared him. If you believe the myth then maybe his way of treading people, never showing weakness, being respected and not accepting other opinions cost him his life. 

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Loyalty was very important to Stalin. People who were against him were oppressed. That’s the reason why his way of dealing with enemies was very brutal and questionable. Stalin had a lot of power but he was very paranoid and afraid to lose his control over his regime. Therefore, he was really against people that had more power than he or another opinion. To have the control over his oppositions he oppressed them. That’s the reason why lost of people were arrested or even executed under his dictatorship. Showing weakness was never an option for him and that was also the reason why many people not only respected him but even feared him. If you believe the myth then maybe his way of treading people, never showing weakness, being respected and not accepting other opinions cost him his life. 

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How did Stalin keep his enemies so small? Time by time other people, who might be able to gain power, appeared next to Stalin. For example Kirov, an important man in Stalins party, was able to gain a few votes. A short amount of time later, he got killed. Even though we don’t know exactly if it was Stalin who killed him, it might make sense if it had been him. On the same day, the day Kirov died, Stalins party released a new Law: Kirov’s Law. That law was simply made for Stalin being able to get rid of his enemies even faster. Ist seems like Stalin saw enemies all around him, he even seems a little paranoid. Later he threw some old members of the party out of the party, because he thought, that they didn’t respect him enough and that they were to powerful and could harm his power. All in all you can say, that Stalin was very paranoid in case of losing power and getting replaced. Kirov’s Law made it possible for him to get rid of his enemies very fast.

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You may ask yourself how Stalin made Russia such a big economically superpower so fast?

Stalin‘s made a lot of massive and fast changes which included three five year plans. The first five year plan was in 1928-1933. It was a specific plan for the Economy of the Soviet Union with what exact products should be produced. It also helped the development of the infrastructure like building new cities in Central Russia. The total economic growth was supposed to be 20% per year, which was a very high goal since the USA’s most rapid economic growth was 8.7% annually. From 1933-1938 the second five year plan was made which was mor realistic and concentrated more on the metal industries and developing engineering power. Because of the second world war the third five year plan was mainly about the industrial growth that was needed to be able to fight against their enemies. Sadly the three plans didn’t meet their targets, but at least the USSR became an industrial superpower and had an impressive economic growth. Under Stalin‘s leadership the life wasn’t improving at all for the population: the industrialization was pushed through by force, the great famine caused millions of death and also the living standards fell. The finance for the industrialization came from the peasants as well and a grain (1928) was demanded to feed the industrial workers. To be able to pay for technology that was needed for the industrialization the farmers were forced into collective farms. There the grain could be centrally controlled to export to different countries or to supply towns. The Famine in 1932 was the result of the resistance of the people to burn down their possessions and slaughtering their livestock. To prevent complete collapse Stalin had to make concessions to the peasants since the collectivization was a huge fail for the agriculture.

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Next, I want to look at the “politics” of the USSR under Stalin. Many people were afraid of Stalin. But what was the reason for it? They were afraid because of the way he dealt with his enemies. And now I want to focus on this important aspect.

Stalin had enemies and to be successful and more powerful he had to get rid of all his enemies. To do so, the Central Executive Committee of the USSR decreed amendments on the investigation and consideration of cases relating to terrorist organization and terrorist acts against agents of the Soviet Government. These amendments were introduced into the existing criminal codes of the union republics and are called Kirov’s Law. Sergei Kirov was a Russian Communist leader and a Bolshevik Party member and organizer. In 1926 Stalin transferred him to Leningrad to head the Leningrad party organization. Kirov loyally supported Stalin and got into a more and more high position. He demonstrated increasing independence in directing the activities of his Leningrad organization. And finally, he even began to get into a position of power nearly rivaling of Stalin. But then Kirov was assassinated on December 1, 1934, at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad by a youthful party member. We don’t know for sure if Stalin is behind this murder but it would make sense. Simultaneously on the same date, the Central Executive Committee decreed these amendments which reduces the chance of an accused person to defend himself because he has only less time.

So, as we can see, less time, no chance to defend. Anyone could be arrested and even execute because accused people have no defense. This law could be used to easily get rid of any person. Stalin sued it for his advantage. He could remove all his enemies and Kirov was also one of them. Stalin did not want that Kirov or anyone gets into a position of power nearly rivaling himself. That this won’t happen again this law is very useful for him. We can see that the “Politics” of the USSR under Stalin weren’t fair. Stalin got an opportunity to stay in power and remove all his enemies easily. This shows how bad and ruthless the politics under Stalin were. Nobody had the chance to get power as long as Stalin is on the top. And this aspect made it very clear.

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Next I will focus on the "politics of the USSR under Stalin”. The most important aspect is about how Stalin dealt with his enemies. Stalin wanted to let everyone die who is a threat for his power, that's why many people were so afraid of Stalin.

At the beginning Kirov was a famous leader of Leningrad. He supported Stalin and tried to show his loyalty to him. For some reasons Kirov was killed by Stalin. One reason was that Kirov was more famous than Stalin. Stalin might saw Kirov as a rival as well. For that Stalin thought Kirov has to die. Another example is the death of the Old Bolsheviks. Some died naturally but some were removed from power or executed in the late 1930s, as a result of the “Great Purge” of Joseph Stalin.

These examples show that Stalin has no fear to kill people that there is no powerful opponent left. It reflects Stalin again, he wants the right one (Industrialization) but he doesn't care about the means, which throws his action into a negative light and thus the positive intentions of Stalin are overshadowed by his methods.

But precisely because this shows Stalin's character so well, how Stalin dealt with his political enemies is important. As a result, this is also an important aspect when looking at the USSR under Stalin's rule. You can see that you have the choice: be for Stalin or for no one.

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The USA wanted to become more powerful than the USSR again. They wanted the supremacy over the world again. For that reason they are preparing to defeat the USSR in war.

Relevant for the USSR:
- people (USA) were against them as a superpower. because of that theire cooperations were destroyed because of theire economical development.

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Another important point to illustrate the USSR under Stalin are the International Relations of the USSR and consequently the Rise to Superpower of the USSR. It’s that important because it had a strong impact on the period before World War II until after World War Ⅱ.

Before the World War Ⅱ, the USSR developed very quickly economically under Stalin’s rule. Because Stalin thought an economically weak country can get easily defeated and the USSR was about 100 years behind the US. The US is a military superpower, one reason why they have a that strong military is because they are economically very strong as well. It’s the same for the USSR, they got economically very strong before the WW Ⅱ and because of that they got very strong in military.
Due to that the relationship between the USSR, the US and Britain is during the WW Ⅱ marked by cooperation. Good examples this can be seen in are the victory over Nazi-Germany and the collaboration on post-war settlements in Yalta and Potsdam. This showed that the USSR war military capable.

The turning point started with the competition between the west and capitalist west. Important  events were the tests of atomic weapons and the use of them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

After the WW Ⅱ the relationship between USSR, USA and Britain is marked by rivalry. Because the USA wanted to be the world supremacy, they made atomic bombs. Following the USSR was spying on the USA to build atomic bombs as well. For this reason, the arms race ended up in the Cold War. This showed that the USSR became a superpower because it could rival USA military.

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International relations are important aspect when one wants to illustrate the USSR under Stalin because there was a dramatic change of cooperation after the USSR became a superpower. International relations of the USSR under Stalin were marked by the competition between him, the USA and the capitalist west. The Cold War was  result of the relationship between the USSR and the USA, this happened because of fear, rivalry and the competition of power. This competition and rivalry only happened because the economic development of the USSR. Now they were an enemy of the USA that’s why cooperation wasn’t able anymore. 

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International relations are important aspect when one wants to illustrate the USSR under Stalin because there was a dramatic change of cooperation after the USSR became a superpower. International relations of the USSR under Stalin were marked by the competition between him, the USA and the capitalist west. The Cold War was  result of the relationship between the USSR and the USA, this happened because of fear, rivalry and the competition of power. This competition and rivalry only happened because the economic development of the USSR. Now they were an enemy of the USA that’s why cooperation wasn’t able anymore. 

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International relations are an important aspect when one wants to illustrate the USSR under Stalin because there was a big change of cooperation after the 2nd World war. These cooperations had a big impact on the USSR becoming a superpower too.

International relations of the USSR under Stalin were marked by the 2nd World War. After the war was over, cooperations stopped and were replaced by a competition between the USSR and the capitalist west.

The Cold War was a result of that competition. It made many countries afraid of a new war breaking out, but that never happened.

That competition and rivalry led to the Cold War which wasn’t really necessary. Stalin was very paranoid and when he felt like he fell back again, he had to stop that immediately. That was the reason for the USSR and the USA, after finding each other through their cooperation, to become enemies again.

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Economics
At the begin of Stalins Reign he introduced a Plan to industrialice and modernice Russia. He evolved five years plans to modernice the countrys, but the plans where concepted to get the modernisation of 100 years in 10. this plan was to progressive and so Stalin went over a high amount of bodys to realize his visions. In some point he failed but at the end russia was nearly as modern as the rest of the world, right on the way to get a superpower.

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The opinions in Stalin differ. Some say He was a great leader and the sole reason for russia to become a superpower, while others say He was a cruel mass murderer. Whatever may be right, fact is that he was extremely smart and good at his job, so he didn't rise to power for no reason. Stalin had a rough childhood. He was often beaten by his father, so he basically grew up with violence, which is also reflected in his politics later. He got a very good education and always had outstanding grades. He joined the bolsheviks, rose up the ranks and ultimately became the leader of the USSR to be a important and notorious character in the world's history.

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Illustrate Stalin’s USSR

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How did the foreign policy of the USSR look like under Stalin? And why are the international relations actually important to illustrate and understand the USSR under Stalin? There was a dramatic change of the international relations during the World War Two. During this war the western states and the USSR had the same goal, defeating Nazi-Germany so their relationship was based on cooperation. But this changed radically under Stalin. As leader of the USSR he had the power to make important decisions so he also had the power to completely overthrow the cooperative relationship with the USA and transform it into a relation full of rivalry and hostility. Therefore the foreign policy of the USSR under Stalin was marked by the rivalry between Stalin’s USSR with the western states, especially the USA and their fight for the world’s supremacy. The fear of the USA that the USSR could get too strong and their whole hostility against each other as well as the clash of the two completely different political orders - communism and democracy - finally resulted into the Cold War.

But what role did Stalin exactly play in this rivalry? He was the man who first made this competition possible. Under Stalin the USSR particularly developed economically making it capable to become a danger to the USA. The fact that the USA recognised the USSR as an enemy shows that Stalin managed to improve the USSR‘s economic and internal standing so immensely that the USA and actually the entire world treated them as a superpower.

In total it can be stated that Stalin managed to develop the USSR to a world’s superpower in a very short period of time. This fight for the world’s supremacy, the entire hostility towards the USA and the Cold War representing all these aspects especially marked the international relationships of the USSR under Stalin.

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Born into poverty, Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. He saw himself as the successor of Vladimir Lenin, so he followed in his footsteps of being a dictator and a mass murderer. While being under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. It might have been an amazing act to transform something so little into something so big in a short amount of time, but was it worth all of the sacrifices? Stalin ruled by terror, resulting in millions of his own citizens deaths during his brutal reign, so bad some even compared him to Hitler. Some look back on his actions, because even though he might have been a savage, he did after all manage to climb the ranks of the USSR.

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Stalin had a lot of followers, but obviously also had a few enemies. How did he manage to stay at the top of the USSR for so long? How did he keep all his ducks in a row? And why weren't  there any real competitors?
Terror and fear of exile and execution. Once Stalin was at the top of the food chain, he made sure to stay there. By changing the judiciary, introducing Kirov's Law (December 1st, 1934), he made sure he could get rid of unwanted people, such as threats and opposers, fast. It states that cases of accused people should be short, under 10 days, and there shall not be a defence for the accused, the punishments should be inforced immediately after the sentence.
This Law made it possible for Stalin to "get rid of" people, not only legally, but quickly and without a real reason. Since there is no defence, anyone can be accused of anything and there's nothing you could do to defend yourself.
This is reflected in "the Illustration of the USSR under Stalin". Under Stalin - meaning he's at the top; alone. Anyone who tries to disobey that, could and would be gotten rid of. This fear he put on the people terrorised and kept them in line - made them loyal.

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International relations are an important aspect when one wants to illustrate the USSR under Stalin because they assent the transformation that the USSR made, which was that extreme, fast and sudden that it alarmed the other countries.
International relations of the USSR under Stalin were changing rapidly. At first they cooperated with the USA and Great Britain to defeat Nazi-Germany, but after the war the USSR was seen as growing potential threat. The Relations to the USSR were marked by fear and alarm, causing agitation.
Many countries were uncomfortable with the USSR becoming a superpower, like the USA, according to the historian Eric Hobsbawn: "The pre-war international order has collapsed, leaving the USA facing an enormously strengthened communist USSR [...]". In fact the USA felt so threatened they prepared "for war against the Soviet Union" (September 27th, 1946 - Telegram to Soviet Leadership by Soviet Ambassador to the US)
Giving other superpowers the feeling of being threatened is an extreme attribute to Stalin's success, which he knew and surely used to his advantage. It shows how incredibly powerful the USSR had become and states it's potential. Stalin transformed the USSR in such little time, it's unthinkable.

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When you think about Russia, the first thing that comes to your mind may be Stalin, who was one of the cruelest leaders of the USSR.

The Opinions about him varied a lot: some People think that he was a Hero and a Blessing but for some others he was a Monster and mass murderer. Most of the time the Russian communists were a fan of him but the poor people and peasants didn’t think much of him. But why is that? He let his people die in labour camps and workers and farmers were starving to death. He also exploited and dispossessed them. Back then the people supported what he did, because they thought he made many right decisions, for example his plans for massive changes in the industrialisation. Nowadays they would probably think of him differently, because they couldn’t realise that his desire for power advised out of control and lead to many deaths.

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Stalin‘s power is increasing with the rise of the USSR. Even though he seemed dominant enough to be able to balance and overweight all opposing powers in his government, Stalin was living in constant fear of facing potential rivals.
Stalin tries to secure his absolute power by removing all restrictions and opponents, even potential ones. Only loyalty was accepted, while any form of opposition was seen as trying to infringe his power.
There are several pieces of historical evidence that show us how Stalin dealt with different stakeholders within his government.
The Kirov’ s law was introduced by Stalin right after Kirov’s death in 1934. On the outside, its goal was to protect the government's agents, while the actual incentives of Stalin were quite different. This specific law made it easy for Stalin to get rid of his political opponents. The sentences didn't need proper justification, since no defense counsel was allowed to participate in the hearing and the accused ones couldn't be pardoned through appeal against the sentences or petitions. In addition, those people were facing "Sentence to the highest degree of punishment".
It's also known that Stalin wanted to replace the old Bolshevik party members. On the one hand, he doubted the capability of these members and their ability to strengthen the USSR, but the other main reason was again the fear of being overpowered. They were a threat to Stalin due to their lacking respect towards him as well as their hostility and opposition to him.
These pieces of evidence show the fear and doubt that Stalin has in his people and reflects the image of the USSR under Stalin's reign that was mainly characterized as an authoritarian state, in which, absolute power lied in the hands of Stalin. Stalin again could use and partly misuse this power to get rid of obstacles and restrictions and ultimately expand or at least ensure his existing influence.

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As World War II reshaped the geopolitical power distribution, the USSR was suddenly seen as a threat by the US and the UK while just before, these countries used to cooperate as allies to defeat Nazi-Germany. What was the reason for the sudden change in attitude and how could a developing country such as the USSR act as a potential threat to the superpowers?

International relations are an important factor when it comes to the understanding of the USSR under Stalin. With the fast political, economic, and military growth inside the USSR, its international power and participation were also able to grow along. The incentives and actions of the USSR were influenced a lot by the attitude of the western superpowers towards the rise of the USSR.
The international relations of the USSR under Stalin were marked by victory in the Second World War and therefore establishing international dominance, but also competition with its former western allies.
The development and industrialization of the USSR enabled a powerful military to defeat Nazi-Germany. At that point, the relation between the USSR, the USA, and Britain was marked by cooperation. Together with its allies, the USSR took part in the post-war settlements on equal standing with the established superpowers. This proved the political and military capability of the USSR, increasing representation on a global level. But through its emergence, the alliance between the USSR and the western Superpowers turned into a competition. Due to the clashing ideologies between the capitalist West and the socialist USSR as well as the development of atomic technology in the USSR the US saw the necessity to stop Russia and restrict its expanding power.
As a rising star, Russia became a rival to the existing superpowers, who acted correspondingly in the Cold War. The threat that the west felt was enough to prove the power and potential of the USSR at that time. The exclusion by the West on an international level forces the USSR to continue its growth to survive the competition.

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Stalin, a man whose name immediately makes you think of terror and the rise of the Soviet Union to a world power.

In the past, many people and especially the citizens of his country liked Stalin very much. Under Stalin, the standard of living has risen steadily and he has made Russia an economically very strong country. Although he killed many people and did "purges", he was still viewed by many.The citizens of the country were happy when they were not persecuted by him and most of them described the tortured enemies of Stalin as their own fault for their fate. But not only did he enjoy prestige in his own country, he was also celebrated as a great ruler by the other countries, for he was seen by them as the real victor of the 2nd world war, i.e. as the victor over Germany. From today's point of view, however, we know that this is not quite true, since Stalin with his purges in the red army weakened it so much that he can speak of luck that his army managed to achieve the "alleged" victory in the first place , because he was only able to defend her to a limited extent. But even today there are still people who think Stalin is good, such as Vladimir Putin, who supports the deeds of stalin and defends his murders.But actually Stalin is to be assessed rather poorly from today's point of view,that should hide his dictatorship.

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The way Stalin dealt with his enemies was not always the best solution. Often it was drastic and brutal. In Stalin’s mind the best way to keep hold of power and defeat any possible rivals was to take their positions from them or even kill them. He went to these lengths because he was paranoid someone was going to steal his power and make him vulnerable. Taking Kirov is a good way of illustrating this. Sergei Kirov was one of Stalin’s biggest rivals when it came to the politics of the USSR. He did not always agree with Stalin’s opinions and wasn’t afraid to tell him, but he was aware of the consequences this may have which is why he often publicly made it clear he was a loyal supporter of Stalin. A lot of people wanted Kirov to become leader of the USSR as they preferred his way of thinking. An election that Stalin had a lot more people against him than Kirov did. Kirov only had around 100 votes against him whereas Stalin had over 300 hundred people voting against him. This shows that Stalin’s paranoia was not without reason. Shortly after this election Kirov was shot and killed by a man called Leonid Nikolaev. His assassination is a controversial and highly debated event in history which is unresolved to this day. But according to rumours it was Stalin who initiated this assassination.

All of this shows that the way Stalin dealt with his problems, rivals and enemies was brutal and vicious. Instead of accepting his loss Stalin chose to fight it and live with a constant fear his enemies will overpower him.

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Another important aspect when analysing the USSR under Stalin are international relations. Stalin was clever about who to choose as an ally He was often able to use these allies in a way that was beneficial for himself and the USSR. Stalin was always able to control the international relations in a way that should they not go as planned and backfire he was still powerful enough to win whatever conflict the USSR might be in. After World War II international relations between the USSR under Stalin, Britain and the USA were marked by fear, rivalry, and competition. Especially after the war when these allies weren’t necessarily needed anymore, Stalin tried to take advantage of these as much as possible. This can be seen in the international relation between the USSR and the USA. The USA was ahead in developing their first atomic bomb after World War II. The USSR started spying on the US as they were not sharing as much knowledge on the development as the USSR wanted them to. After the USSR successfully developed their own atomic bomb, the USA was alarmed by how quickly the Soviet Union was making progress and becoming a bigger threat to them. This also confirmed the USSR’s reputation as a rival and potential danger for the USA. This is also the reason why the once cooperative relationship between the USSR and USA advanced into a cold war between to powerful superpowers.

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After Lenin's death, in addition to Stalin and Trotsky, only a few Bolsheviks took over leadership in the state and party.Through a revolution from above, he initiated economic change in the Soviet Union by ending the new economic policy in 1928 and replacing it with a forced collectivization of agriculture.As a result of this forced collectivization in 1929, many "kulaks" fled into the forests to avoid expropriation and murder.The purpose of this collectivization was large-scale industrialization to bring the backward country forward quickly from a political and economic point of view .State-owned agricultural land, which led to a bad famine in 1932/33 a drought and high grain exports killed around 5-7 million people.Stalin wanted to use this hunger as a weapon to subjugate the rural population  has banned aid for farmers, the Ukrainian population was worst affected. Millions of farmers fled / then moved to the cities and survived the famine.They looked for work in state-owned factories.These new urban workers were the hopes of the Soviet Union,  because there was still the chance that the five-year plan on 1929 to transform Russia from an agrarian to an industrialized country.  Of course, this plan could not be implemented because there was a lack of skilled workers and raw materials, nevertheless the Soviet Union tried and improved the training of workers, they should study at technical universities in order to support the industrial development of the country as engineers.These studied workers were considered the "ideal of the new man". Reading skills rose from 56.6% to 87.3% in 1926-1939.

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In the mid-1930s, Stalin ruled with dictatorial powers; he no longer viewed the dictatorship as a temporary solution but as everyday life.  He met any form of resistance with terror.  E.g. he had Bolsheviks sentenced to death in show trials as traitors to the fatherland.  This is how the party purge came about.  He got rid of his opponents in the Communist Party and Red Army, thereby reducing the number of party members between 1933 and 1938 from 3.5 to 1.9 million members.  Workers and peasants critical of the government were shot by the Cheka / KGB.  Enemies of the people were put in labor camps, which led to an expansion of the Soviet camp system.  In 1935 around 500,000 people were scattered in Soviet labor camps, all of which was organized by the GULag.  Up to 1953 up to 20 million people were inhumanly held in this way, and millions of them perished.

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The Economy at the time of Stalin made drastic changes. It made the USSR a superpower but was bad for many people too. Stalin made three Five Year Plans, which were planned to improve the economic situation. The first was designed to increase Industry by 180%, consumer goods by 70% and agriculture by 55%. Also the plan was, that in total the economic growth was to be 20% annually. This were too high expectations, so a second Five Year Plan has been made which was more realistic. But this plan worked neither so a third one was created which also didn’t work, but the USSR became a Superpower anyway, what didn’t go well for the population. Living standards fell and millions died during the famine.

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Some people think that Stalin was a great man because he made the USSR a superpower. Stalin did this with the help of his 5-year-plans. In his opinion russia was 50-100 years behind in terms of industrialization, so  he tried to radically and forcefully industrialize russia in a minimum amount of time. Because of that though, the peasants had to suffer because they were forced to work in collective farms. They didn't like that though, so they burned all their belongings and livestock, which resulted in the great famine in 1932 and millions died. In the end however, Stalin managed to get russia to the status of a superpower, but he did at the cost of the population.

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Now I want to have a closer look on the international relations and the Rise to superpower. But why are international relations an important aspect when we want to illustrate the USSR under Stalin? Because there were many dramatic changes of cooperation. And they also were a reason why the USSR became a superpower. Moreover, it has an impact on the time before the second World War until the end and after it. And this war marked the international relations because of the competition between the USA and the capitalist West. The tests of atomic weapons were important events at that time.

And what was the result of it? The Cold War was the result of the relationship of the USSR, Britain and the USA because it showed rivalry. USA wanted to be the world’s supremacy and made atomic bombs. But many countries feared that it will come to a new war.

There was huge competition and rivalry because of the economic development of the USSR. The Cold War broke out and both wanted to be better as the other one. So, the USSR became the enemy of the USA and that’s why a cooperation between them could not be done anymore.

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The politics in the USSR were difficult, because Stalin was pretty paranoid. He trusted nobody and wanted total loyalty of his subordinates, which didn’t even was enough. Stalin wanted to replace all of the old party members, who knew the time before his reign. He thought they no longer could do their job and according to Stalin they showed hostility towards him. A good example of his paranoia, was the case of Kirov. Kirov was one of Stalin’s most loyal followers, but was liked under the common folk, even more than Stalin. In the end Kirov was assassinated by someone. If it was under the order of Stalin or someone else is unclear. This shows that Stalin has now mercy and would even kill for winning.

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Now lets take a look at why he was so feared and also able to keep his enemies in these small amounts. It's because of the way he dealt with his enemies. He wanted to succed and therefore he couldn't afford that his enemies would be in the way of his goal. To do so, the Central Executive Committee of the USSR decreed amendments on the investigation and consideration of cases relating to terrorist organization and terrorist acts against agents of the Soviet Government.introduced into the existing criminal codes of the union republics and are called Kirov’s Law. Sergei Kirov was one of Stalin’s biggest rivals when it came to the politics of the USSR. He did not always agree with Stalin’s opinions and wasn’t afraid to tell him, but he was aware of the consequences this may have which is why he often publicly made it clear he was a loyal supporter of Stalin.  Many people preffered Kirov as a leader because they preffered his way of thinking.
At an election, Stalin had a lot more people against him than Kirov did. Kirov only had around 100 votes against him whereas Stalin had over 300 hundred people voting against him. This shows that Stalin’s paranoia was not without reason. Shortly after this election Kirov was shot and killed by a man called Leonid Nikolaev.

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The USSR under Stalin as a dictator had really strict politics and ways how to deal with enemies and how to secure Stalin's power. The term of loyalty had a huge importance in his government. Just like in economy he influenced russia a lot.
As we already know, Stalin had a very harsh way to rule. To make sure of his secure position as the leader, he replaced many of the men in the party with people that were very loyal to him and the one's he could control. With the help of his secret police, the "Tscheka", he was able to eliminate all his political enemies easily. And to make him even stronger, there was a new law made, the "Kirov's Law". This law made it possible to get rid of any person, because the person wasn't able to have a defender or time to prepare. As you can see the most of the politics were in his interest and not in the interest of the people. This only gets confirmed by the "Letter of an old Bolshevik".

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The USSR developed into a superpower, when Stalin recognized that the USSR were strongly less industrialized than the US. He did everything to boost his economy and took even big losses. His alliance also contributed to the rise. It was marked by cooperation, like by defeating Nazi-Germany and working together at post-war settlements in Yalta and Potsdam. The turning point was the end oft the second World War and the Development of the atom bomb by the USA. After that the relationship was marked by rivalry. The USSR was spying on the USA to get the atomic bomb. So, the USSR developed their own atom bomb and a cold war broke out. This helped the rise too because it proved that the USSR could rival the USA.

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If you hear the sentence “Stalin found Russia with a wooden plough and left her with atomic piles” from Isaac Deutscher, you might already know how much Russia has changed through Stalin’s reign. When Stalin got to power, Russia was really far behind in economics compared to the other states. He had 3 “Five year plans” to catch up to the other countries and it worked and Stalin even won against Nazi Germany, but he had to pay a high price in return. The living conditions of the peasant dropped very harshly and they were forced to work. Of course people resisted, they resisted by burning their possessions and slaughtering their livestock, resulting in the Great Famine where millions of people died.

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Since Stalin was so ruthless, he must have had a lot of enemies. But how did he keep his power? Whenever new competition arose and started to gain popularity or someone stated something critical against Stalin, that person suddenly died

because of something or just vanished like he never existed before.  Even his people in his own party were not safe of Stalin. He got rid of every Bolshevik that didn’t fulfill his role very well and replaced them against new people. Kirov was a loyal man to Stalin

that gained some popularity and died after a few days through poisoning. On the same day Stalin released a law called Kirov’s Law: 1.The investigation of such cases must be terminated during a period of not more than ten days. 2. The indictments should be presented to the accused twenty-four hours before hearing of the case in court. 3.The cases must be heard without participation of a defense counsel. 4. Appeal against the sentences and also petitions for pardon are not to be admitted. 5. Sentence to the highest degree of punishment must be carried out immediately after passing of the sentence. Those rules ensured that Stalin could get rid of his enemies easier than before. He did all this things because he was paranoid that he would lose his power.

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International Relations and Rise to Superpower 

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International relations are an important aspect when someone wants to illustrate the USSR under Stalin because no nation in this world was able to become a superpower this fast. But with the speed the USSR also made his own enemies. International relations of the USSR under Stalin were marked by mistrust and fear because the other countries could get attacked by the USSR a fast as they became a superpower.
With the defeat of Nazi-Germany they proved that they were military capable. Ever since then one of the biggest enemies is probably the USA. Between the two nations there is rivalry and fear. This can be seen by the USSR spying on the USA to get the plans for an atomic bomb but also the USA not sharing that knowledge. The rivalry became so great that two of the world biggest superpowers got in to a war, "the Cold War". But not only the USA was an enemy of the USSR, also Britain was very skeptical and feared about of the powerful nation. Another reason for this may be the extremely unexpected rise of the USSR to a superpower.

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The Soviet Union changed a lot when Stalin was in leadership: he began a period of massive and rapid changes. Now the USSR was state controlled, meaning they made all the economic decisions.

He also had three Five Year Plans, his goal was to get Russia as far industrialised as the other countries. The first one (1928-33) was a centralised economic plan in which infrastructure was developed and many new cities were built in Central Russia, because Stalin knew that they had to get back in shape. His targets were to increase Industry by 180%, consumer goods by 70% and agriculture by 55% annually.

The second Five Year Plan (1933-38) was more realistic and about the development of engineering power and metal industries.

The third Five Year Plan was dominated by industrial growth needed to fight WW2. Even though the three plans did not meet the targets, the Soviet Union still became an industrial superpower. While the growth was impressive, life for the population did not improve, on the contrary: it became worse. Living standards fell and millions of people died because of the great famine, which was caused by stalin trying to push through industrialisation by force.

Because he couldn’t finance industrialisation, he dispossessed the peasants. They were forced to work on collective farms where they had to control grain being supplied to towns or to be exported to other countries. On this way he could pay for technology needed for industrialisation. These factors caused famine and millions of people died.

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While Stalin was leading the USSR, his focus was mainly on securing power and for that he wanted to „destroy“ his enemies and find loyal people that would support him and that obviously influenced the way Russia was perceived.

You can see that because of Kirov‘s law, which was published on the same day as Kirov‘s death (1st December 1934). It‘s about investigations and considerations of cases relating to terrorist organizations and terrorist acts against agents of the Soviet Government and especially about how you should act with these cases.

That law supports my point because it shows that Stalin wanted to control his (possible) enemies and the people that (he thinks) aren‘t loyal to him. You can see that because with that law he could easily accuse people and since they for example couldn‘t be admitted, they would easily be punished. Even if they actually didn‘t do anything. Through Kirov‘s law Stalin was also able to gain even more power in general and power over people because of the fear that was caused by his new and easier ability to punish people. That fear also made the people become more loyal to him.

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Loyalty was very important for Stalin and his politics so he expected it from everyone. As we already know his ways to rule were very strict, which reflects his traumatic childhood, so People who didn’t show enough loyalty were oppressed by getting rid of them. On this questionable way he could make sure that his power and his position as the leader were secured. But how was he so sure that his power is secured?

To prevent the loss of his position, he passed the “Kirov’s law”, which includes that anyone could be arrested and even executed without much time and without a defence. With the help of this law he could directly eliminate unloyal party members or any other person when he learned of their unloyalty.

He replaced those people with other ones which he could easily control and the ones that showed much more loyalty for him than the other party members did.

He also didn’t really care what the population’s interests were, most of the politics were in his interest. And again, if anyone said something against that, they would’ve got eliminated. A good example for that is the “Letter of an Old Bolshevik” where they have said something about his politics because it was taught to them and he rapidly got rid of them and replaced them with more loyal men.

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As soon as Stalin started his rule over the USSR, he planned on catching up to other advanced countries in a short amount of time. He wanted to transform Russia from a poor country, looked down upon, into a more powerful one. The real question was if Russia could keep up with Stalin?

After the First World War, the USSR was extremely far behind compared to other capitalist countries. When Stalin came to power, he decided to change that as fast as possible, so he created a plan to fulfil his intentions. He introduced multiple five-year-plans to get Russia back into shape.

The main focus of the first five-year-plan was on the industry and the agriculture. The best case scenario Stalin imagined was to increase the economy by 20% annually. The second five-year plan centred on the development of engineering power and metal industries. The third five-year plan was then fully dedicated to the preparations of the Second World War.

Of course the expectations of Stalin were nearly impossible to reach, at least with both the people of Russia being happy and healthy, as well as to really satisfy Stalin with the results. Stalin's aims to achieve his goals were too high for anyone. In the end the USSR did turn out to become an industrial superpower, but was it worth all of the suffering caused by those exact five-year-plans which created a new Russia?

Economically the improvement was impressive, on the other hand socially doubtful. The people who suffered the most were of course the peasants and the working class. Even though Stalin said his goals could only be reached if everyone worked together equally, it did not turn out that way. The so called ‘engines of change’ turned out to be nothing more than just expendable resources, in the eyes of Stalin. Needless to say, this was not received well. The idea of Russia's population being happy quickly backfired. The farmers burned their possessions as well as slaughtered their livestock to not be used anymore. What no one could have planned in advance, that on top of this commotion there would also be too much export, a bad management of collective farms and arguably naturally bad harvests, which eventually lead the USSR into a great famine.

In summary you could say, Stalins five-year-plan might have been a success economically but its execution was not welcomed by the people.

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During Stalin’s rule, there were many different opinions about how to lead the country to success or handle the aftermath of the previous revolution. So, how did Stalin deal with enemies or threats towards himself and the USSR?

The most significant way Stalin arguably dealt with rivals, was with the creation of the Kirov Law. When Stalin created Kirov’s Law, he changed the whole justice system of the USSR at the same time. Kirov’s Law gave Stalin the ability to systematically eliminate anyone, by simply convicting them of being a criminal and ‘throwing’ them out of the way and into a prison or give them the death penalty. The law also provided Stalin the ability to accuse innocent people of treason or to be seen as a threat against Russia.

This was possible and very affective, because Kirov’s Law said, that ‘criminals’ were not allowed to have a defence for themselves and that the punishment should be executed right after the trial. For most of the convicts, this was a horrible rule. No one had any experience in court, leading to a hopeless attempt of defending themselves against highly trained individuals. Furthermore, they could not try to defend their case a second time, due to the fact that anyone being convicted with the death penalty would be executed right after the trail was over.

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International Relations and Rise to Superpower

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International Relations and Rise to Superpower

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International relations are an important aspect when one wants to illustrate the USSR under Stalin, because the USSR became a superpower through those exact international relations. International relations of the USSR under Stalin were marked by the Second World War and the Cold War.

The USSR worked with the United States and the British to defeat Nazi-Germany. Through the cooperation of these three countries, they were able to end the Second World War. After the end of the Second World War, all of the three countries were seen as great powers, especially the USSR, since it stood next to two renowned powers and therefore as equal to them.

The USSR did not stop there. They tried to evolve even further, to which they succeeded. After the Second World War the USSR strived to produce atomic weapons. At the same time the US was also evolving. This lead to an arms race between the two. A Cold War. As a result of the US seeing the USSR as a threat or rather a rival, others did as well, due to the fact that the United States were a superpower and ‘scared’ of another country, which could perhaps defeat them. Putting the Second World War and the Cold War together, both resulted in the USSR being seen as a superpower by most countries.

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IntroductionThere are different opinions about Joseph Stalin(real name Josef Wissarionowitsch Dschugaschwilli), but one thing is certain he has gone down in history. He was born in 1878 in Gori (Georgia) into a poor family, he grows up in difficult social circumstances, his father is an alcoholic, so he experienced  a lot of violence. That might explain why he was so vengeful. He gave him the name Stalin it means “man of steel”. After Lenin’s death, Stalin became the leader of the USSR and a quite successful dictatorship, he transformed Russia into a superpower. Stalin is clever and loyal, and he knows how to use his practical abilities correctly, which enabled him to transform Russia. On the other hand, he was a ruthless mass murderer. Between 1937 and 1938 alone, he executed at least 700,000 people. More than 20 million Soviets died during the Second World War. Stalin was a ruthless, vengeful paranoid ruler who saw a danger against him everywhere so he created his enemies. On the one Hand many people see him as successful leader on the other hand people hate him as vengeful mass murder.

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IntroductionThere are different opinions about Joseph Stalin(real name Josef Wissarionowitsch Dschugaschwilli), but one thing is certain he has gone down in history. He was born in 1878 in Gori (Georgia) into a poor family, he grows up in difficult social circumstances, his father is an alcoholic, so he experienced  a lot of violence. That might explain why he was so vengeful. He gave him the name Stalin it means “man of steel”. After Lenin’s death, Stalin became the leader of the USSR and a quite successful dictatorship, he transformed Russia into a superpower. Stalin is clever and loyal, and he knows how to use his practical abilities correctly, which enabled him to transform Russia. On the other hand, he was a ruthless mass murderer. Between 1937 and 1938 alone, he executed at least 700,000 people. More than 20 million Soviets died during the Second World War. Stalin was a ruthless, vengeful paranoid ruler who saw a danger against him everywhere so he created his enemies. On the one Hand many people see him as successful leader on the other hand people hate him as vengeful mass murder.

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Some people think that Stalin was a great man because he made the USSR a superpower. Stalin did this with the help of his 5-year-plans. In his opinion russia was 50-100 years behind in terms of industrialization, so  he tried to radically and forcefully industrialize russia in a minimum amount of time. Because of that though, the peasants had to suffer because they were forced to work in collective farms. They didn't like that though, so they burned all their belongings and livestock, which resulted in the great famine in 1932 and millions died. In the end however, Stalin managed to get russia to the status of a superpower, but he did at the cost of the population.

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Stalin definitely valued the next generation. He wanted to industrialize russia and so he also revised education. He focused the education system around raising cultural and technical standarts so that the children would become highly educated and qualified workers to help the industrialization. He also wanted the children to be taught the communist spirit and to spread it, so that the future generation will be loyal to the state. He wanted the children to be patriotic and to possibly defend the USSR against the nazis.

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How was the youth in the USSR under Stalin? The USSR was especially interested in its young people because those are the future of the Communism and the USSR in general. As a young person in the USSR you were usually in the Communist League of Youth, the Komsomol. This organisation especially assists the government and the schools with the education of the children. Therefore they organize circles, activities and talks about several topics including the history of the USSR and the Communist Party in general, teaching the children about the harms of religious prejudices through antireligious propaganda or informing them about the mentality of the Communism from Marx, Lenin and Stalin.
But why did the state encourage those Youth Organizations so powerful? Through those the ideology of the communism was carried on. It was somewhat a „brainwashing“ for the children teaching them unconditional loyalty to the state, the spirit of Soviet patriotism, discipline and readiness for fighting against any enemies of the USSR. However, the organizations were also useful for Stalin because they somehow raised new soldiers with the right spirit that could later on get important in the World War. All in all, it can be stated that the Komsomol was important for Stalin to convince the people of the communist ideology and ensure their loyalty and the future of an ongoing communism in the USSR.

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The USSR was especially interested in it's Young People because Young people stand die the Future of something.
This can be Seen in the aims of the Komsomol. They concentrate on polotical education, high education in General, get disciplin through school and make children really patriotic, that they will protect their country with full enthusiasm. As well they tried to make them enemies of religion because that they are Not affected from other way of thinkings.
To conclude they wanted to get a strong military, to defend the country and to get strong in economy as well as in patriotism/communism.

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Stalin employed the Communist league of youth (Komsomol) to educate Young Soviets to communists.
Their aims were to Show the Young People the danger of religious organisations and prejudices the league should assist the government in developing soviet schools and educate teachers.